Name ______________________________________________________ period ______
Macbeth fill in the blank plot summary
Acts I-III
As the story opens, we see three weird __________________ discussing where
they are going to meet __________________. The sisters are used to highlight the
__________________ that was so popular in Shakespeare’s day. They say, “Fair is
__________________ and foul is __________________” which means that sometimes
people need to do __________________ things in order to be successful. In the next
scene, we hear about Macbeth’s valor as a __________________. We know that
Macbeth is already Thane of __________________, but Duncan, the ________________
is going to execute the Thane of __________________ and give this title to Macbeth;
however, Macbeth doesn’t know this yet.
Macbeth and Banquo encounter the __________________, who greet Macbeth by
saying “Hail to thee, Thane of __________________! Hail to thee, Thane of
__________________! and that shalt be __________ hereafter.” Macbeth is confused,
but also thinks this is really __________________. The __________________ tell
__________________ that his sons will be __________________. Soon, Ross and
__________________ come to Macbeth to tell him that __________________ has
named him __________________ of Cawdor. This really gets Macbeth to think, and he
begins to fanaticize about __________________ Duncan.
When __________________ and Banquo see Duncan again, Duncan tells
Macbeth how much he appreciates what __________________ has done for him. He
gives Banquo a __________________ and names __________________ as
__________________ of Cumberland. He then tells __________________ that he will
come spend the night at __________________ so they can party and celebrate, although
Macbeth is upset that __________________ has been appointed __________________.
Macbeth writes a __________________ to __________________, and she is very
excited about the idea of becoming __________________. She asks the spirits to
“__________________ me here!” and to replace her __________________ with
__________________, which means that she wants to be filled with _______________,
so she will be able to carry out a plot to __________________ Duncan. When
